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ESA BRIEFING ON VEGA-C ENQUIRY COMMISSION FINDINGS, Oct 2, 2023, Paris, FR, 6:30 am EDT (12:30 pm CEST)

ESA will hold a briefing on October 2, 2023 at 12:30 pm Central European Summer Time (which is 6:30 am Eastern Daylight Time) to discuss the results of the independent inquiry into the test failure of the Vega-C Zefiro 40 motor on June 28, 2023.

The briefing will air on ESA TV.

Participants are:

  • Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General
  • Giovanni Colangelo, ESA Inspector General and Chair of the Independent Enquiry Commission
  • Giulio Ranzo, CEO, Avio (which makes the Zefiro 40 motor)
  • Stephané Israël, CEO, Arianespace
  • Toni Tolker-Nielsen, ESA Director of Space Transportation

As part of the briefing, they will provide an update on when Vega-C launches will resume in 2024.

Vega-C is replacing the Vega rocket. Vega’s final launch also is this week, on October 6.

Details

Date:
October 2, 2023
Time:
6:30 am - 11:00 pm